Editing Xining (section)

== Demographics ==
According to the [[2020 Chinese census]], the prefecture-level city of Xining has a population of 2,467,965 inhabitants (compared to 2,208,708 as of the [[2010 Chinese census]]),<ref name="Census20103">{{cite web |date=14 May 2011 |script-title=zh:西宁市2010年第六次人口普查主要数据公报［1］ |url=http://xntjj.xining.gov.cn/html/871/211273.html |access-date=17 July 2015 |publisher=Xining Municipal Bureau of Statistics |language=zh-hans |archive-date=20 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720200241/http://xntjj.xining.gov.cn/html/871/211273.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China |url=http://www.luqyu.cn/tongjishow.asp?tid=999 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325041714/http://www.luqyu.cn/tongjishow.asp?tid=999 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 |access-date=2014-02-07 |publisher=Compilation by LianXin website |language=zh}}</ref> of whom 1,954,795 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 5 urban districts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China: Qīnghăi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/qinghai/admin/}}</ref>

At present, four districts, three counties and a national economic and technological development zone are under the administration of the local government. With a population of more than two million,  Xining is the first city on the upper reaches of the [[Yellow River]] to achieve a population in the millions.

=== Ethnic diversity ===
There are about 37 nationalities living here, though only the [[Han Chinese|Han]], [[Hui people|Hui]], [[Monguor people|Monguor]]/Tu and [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]]s are numerically significant. Local traditions and customs are influenced by the Tibetans, Monguor, Muslims and Han. In the 2010 Census numbers, Han Chinese represent 74.04&nbsp;percent of the total population of Xining, while Hui (16.26&nbsp;percent), Tibetan (5.51&nbsp;percent) and Tu (2.6&nbsp;percent) are the main [[Ethnic minorities in China|minority groups in the city]].

=== Religion ===
[[File:塔尔寺02.jpg|thumb|right|Kumbum Monastery]]
[[File:Dongguan mosque Xining.jpg|thumb|The [[Dongguan Mosque]]]]
Located in the southwest part of Xining City, the [[Kumbum Monastery]] or [[Ta'er Monastery]] is one of six famous monasteries in the [[Gelug]] (also called [[Yellow Hat Sect]]) of Tibetan Buddhism and has hundreds of monks.
 
Having a history of over 600 years, the [[Dongguan Mosque]], located in the Xining City Zone, is one of the most famous [[mosque]]s in the northwest region of China. It has splendid and diversiform towers, walls and halls in the mosque.
 
Another unique religious structure is the [[Beishan Si]] (North Mountain Temple), a [[Taoist]] facility.

There are more than 300 Christian meeting points in Xining.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/cityscape/qinghai.html |title=Discovering China: CityScape |publisher=Library.thinkquest.org |access-date=2014-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508233212/http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/cityscape/qinghai.html |archive-date=2013-05-08 }}</ref>

The Catholic minority is pastorally served by the (pre-diocesan) [[Apostolic Prefecture of Xining]].